HomeMy WebLinkAbout033165 RES - 09/12/2023Resolution authorizing a three-year supply agreement with Teleflex,
LLC, of Morrisville, North Carolina, in an amount not to exceed
$196,357.20 to purchase medical infusion supplies utilized by the Fire
Department's Emergency Medical Services Division, with no funding
required for FY 2023 and funding in future fiscal years from the
General Fund, subject to budget approval.
WHEREAS, Teleflex manufacturers and distributes EZ -I/O needle and drill
medical infusion supplies used by the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Services
Division's paramedics to rapidly administer life-saving medications;
WHEREAS, State law provides that such procurements, as outlined above, are
subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive bids, unless an
exception applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve or
protect the public health and safety of the municipality's residents; and
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(A), as this purchase is available from only one
source due to patents, copyrights, special processes, or natural monopolies.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to secure a three-year supply agreement with Teleflex, LLC, to purchase
medical infusion supplies for a total amount not to exceed $196,357.20.
PASSED and APPROVED on the 17) -clay of Vvl f' , 2023.
Paulette Guajardo, ayor
ATTEST:
033165
cca Huerta, City Secretary
SCANNED